Party Favor Planning

Party favors are always so fun to plan, but can sometimes be a little stressful.  Nobody wants to worry about favors when you're already planning a party.  Here are four simple things to think about when deciding what your guests will take home.


First, you need to think of what kind of budget you have. I usually like to spend just a few dollars on each person. When you multiply it by the amount of kids at the party, it will add up fast! The cheaper the better.

Second, think of what kind of theme you are using for your party. Is there a particular color scheme? A specific logo? It's always nice to tie everything together so the party isn't a big hodgepodge of things. Unless, that is the theme you are going for.

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Third, what is the age of the person receiving the favor? What is appropriate for their age? Also, if it's for friends of your child, I like to ask myself "Would I want my child to bring home this favor?"

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Fourth, packaging always makes any gift or favor a little more appealing. Sometimes kids won't appreciate the hard work you put into decorating a paper bag to look like a spaceship. If the kids are young, keep it simple. It's mostly likely going to get tossed anyways.  But if the favor is for an older person, have some fun with homemade bows and wrapping paper.

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So, whatever type of party you are planning, there is a simple, inexpensive favor to go along with it. What type of party, and favors, are you planning next?

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Madagascar 3 Party Favors

Recently, my son celebrated his 6th birthday by having a Madagascar 3 party. One thing I enjoy about planning parties, is planning the favors that will be handed out. It's so easy to spend a small fortune on each person receiving the favor, but that's just not sensible.

Since Madagascar 3 is all about animals, it was going to be an easy theme to stick to.  I went to Party City and purchased some individual animals for $.40.  I also found some animal tattoos and threw in a balloon for fun.  I knew the plot of the movie was about the animals joining the circus.  I went to Kroger and found a box of 12 bags of Circus Animal cookies for $5.

This was an all boy party so I wasn't going to make lots of fancy bows.  I just used some curling ribbon and cellophane bags that I already had.

The favors were very fun, simply packaged, and cheap.  I spent less than $3 per person.

Check back in later this week for steps to make the perfect party favor!

Owl Favors

My mother-in-law and I recently threw a baby shower for my niece. It was owl-themed and was lots of fun to plan. I found a cute owl favor on Pinterest and decided to make it for the shower.

These are the supplies that are needed: a pint sized Mason jar, 2 large light blue felt circles, 2 medium white felt circles, a brown felt triangle, 1 white feather, and a hot glue gun.

Glue the white circles onto the blue circles. Notice that the circles aren't perfect.

Hot glue the googly eyes onto the white circles. Hot glue the triangle onto the back of the circles.

Hot glue the feather about halfway down the back of the triangle.

Then, hot glue the face onto the jar. Finally, we filled the jars with white-dipped pretzels and they're ready to pass out to the guests.

So easy and so cute!

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